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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, in Chapter 5, is referred to as "the figure, the body, the reality of sin?"
(a) Dimmesdale.
(b) Hibbins.
(c) Pearl.
(d) Hester.

2. While his health is failing, Dimmesdale has achieved what in his profession?
(a) "Populist ire."
(b) "Brillant popularity."
(c) "Sanctimonius reputation."
(d) "Sturdier texture."

3. When Dimmesdale exclaims, "O Thou to whom I dare not life mine eyes," whom is he addressing?
(a) Wilson.
(b) God.
(c) Hester.
(d) Chillingworth.

4. What, at the end of Chapter 11, is the "only truth" for Dimmesdale?
(a) "The mercy of almightly Heaven."
(b) "The malice in Chillingworth's eyes."
(c) "The joy in his beating heart."
(d) "The anguish in his inmost soul."

5. What does Hester fling next to the brook?
(a) Dimmesdale's Bible.
(b) Chillingworth's herbs.
(c) Her scarlet letter.
(d) Her bonnet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do most Puritans fast, according to the narrator?

2. Why does Hester stay in New England?

3. Who, according to the narrator, is at the "head of the social system" in Puritan times?

4. What is the title of Chapter 18?

5. Where are Dimmesdale's parents?

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